The Nets rolled down the New Jersey Turnpike in their first-round playoff opener and snatched homecourt advantage from Philadelphia. Thursday in Brooklyn they gave it right back.
In their first home playoff game in four years, Brooklyn suffered a 131-115 Game 3 loss to the Sixers before a sellout crowd of 17,732 at Barclays Center. And they lost the homecourt advantage they’d worked so hard to earn last Saturday.
“It’s four years since we’ve had a playoff game here, so it’s a big deal.